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mesteño

/mesˈteɲo/

adjective/mesˈteɲo/

stray (animal); untamed, wild

From Spanish mesta (“ownerless beast”), from Medieval Latin animālia mixta (“assorted animals”), from Latin mixtus (“mixed”).

noun, masculine/mesˈteɲo/plural: mesteños

stray (animal); mustang (of horses)

From Spanish mesta (“ownerless beast”), from Medieval Latin animālia mixta (“assorted animals”), from Latin mixtus (“mixed”).